Communication Support Worker

St Paul's Catholic School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5EN

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  4 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,033.00 Annually (Actual)

Communication Support Worker job summary

Communication Support Worker

Salary: St Paul’s Pay Range 3 (£29,572 to £31,586)

(Pro rata Staring Salary £20,381)

30 hours per week, Term time only plus 1 day

Working hours Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8.40am-3.35pm, Tuesday 8.50am-3.35pm and Friday 8.40am-2.30pm

We are seeking an additional member of staff to join our team and share the 1:1 support for a Year 7 pupil with complex needs.

The ideal candidate will have paediatric first aid training or experience supporting individuals with medical needs, particularly tracheostomy care, including suctioning. However, full mandatory training will be provided in school. An essential requirement of the role is a willingness to undertake this training and work under the supervision of our school-based medical team. We also welcome applications from candidates without prior medical experience who are committed to developing the necessary skills.

This role would particularly suit a qualified Communication Support Worker and/or someone with experience supporting deaf or hard of hearing pupils. We are looking for an individual who either holds a BSL qualification or is willing to work towards one. A good working knowledge of deafness and a strong commitment to supporting the education and wellbeing of young people are essential. You will join an established team of four CSWs, currently supporting up to nine pupils. Additional responsibilities will include working with deaf and hard of hearing pupils in class and within the Hearing Support Base for targeted interventions.

St Paul’s is a thriving and successful mainstream Catholic school. All staff are committed to the care and success of pupils and to working in a community where the values of forgiveness, respect, and concern for others are shared by all, regardless of faith.

For further details and an application form please visit the school website www.st-pauls.org.uk, e-mail enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk or call 01908 669735

Closing date for applications: Thursday 4th December 2025 at 9.00am

We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before closing date and reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

St. Paul’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All references will be requested and Online Searches prior to interview. The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Paul's Catholic School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1886 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Paul's Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-catholic-school-milton-keynes

St. Paul's is a large and successful Catholic school which continues to celebrate and promote Science through our previous college status. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPLD opportunities and through commitment to National CPLD programmes such as NPQ Specialisms

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